Mining Incidents

Leesburg Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Phend & Brown, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by RR Holdco, Inc.
Leesburg, Kosciusko County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200769

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Jul 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
228
citations
42
significant & substantial
$68,329
proposed penalties
$68,327
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q2 2,220 1 0 450.5
2025 Q1 2,540 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,455 3 0 673.4
2024 Q3 5,544 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,480 1 0 182.5
2024 Q1 3,790 42 6 11081.8
2023 Q4 4,209 11 3 2613.4
2023 Q3 5,327 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2021 · 1 incident

July 8, 2021 IN · Metal/Non-Metal water circuit operator, slurry operator, mix operator, pump operator worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Phend & Brown, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was working in a pump house and stepped down on a 3 foot long 6x6 wood board. The board was not sturdy, causing them to fall onto right shoulder, injuring right shoulder and arm.

2009 · 1 incident

November 23, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Phend & Brown, Inc. · Fall down stairs

EE was ascending plant stairway and rolled ankle and fell while turning to descend stairway. Left knee sprain with effusion. Left ankle sprain, restricted to sitting work only. On 12/2/09 had MRI, medial collateral ligament injury to left knee, recommendation of physical therapy.

2007 · 1 incident

December 6, 2007 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phend & Brown, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was assisting in removing gravel plant chute and right hand index finger was caught between chute and angle iron. Finger was broken and lacerated.

2006 · 2 incidents

November 20, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Phend & Brown, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Operator was cleaning around plant with a loader, while traveling with a bucket of material, went over a bump in the path way and felt something in his lower back pop.

March 29, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Phend & Brown, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EE was replacing a valve assembly on station 9. lost his footing landing on his right hip against the inside wall of the classifier. Upon follow up discussion with EE it was learned the accident occured when he was getting into the classifier tank.

2000 · 1 incident

March 31, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phend & Brown, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN MOVING 7" LENGTH BY 10" PIPE. PIPE SLIPPED AND FLIPEPD UP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT SHIN. PIPE WAS ON DREDGE.